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Vancouver Art Gallery

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Vancouver Art Gallery is a museum at 750 Hornby Street beside Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, focused on art from British Columbia and around the world.

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Why go

  • More than 250 works by Emily Carr are in the collection as of 2023.
  • Indigenous Canadian art by Haida, Heiltsuk, Inuit and Tlingit artists.
  • Photography dating from the 1950s onward.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 17:00Show all
Monday10:00 – 17:00
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 20:00
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday10:00 – 17:00

Don't miss

  • Granite courthouse lionsCarved from Nelson Island granite and installed in 1910, the two lions flank the old courthouse entrance. A replacement join remains visible on the western lion after damage from a 1942 dynamite blast.By the old courthouse entrance1910
  • Courthouse columns and domeThe former courthouse features Ionic columns, a central dome, formal porticos and ornate stonework.Former provincial courthouse

What's inside

  • The collection holds about 12,000 works by Canadian and international artists, including members of the Group of Seven.
  • The Centre for Global Asias began in 2014 as the Institute of Asian Art.
  • The gallery’s exhibitions explore how images affect visual culture, design and architecture.
  • Public programs include live performances, lectures, artist talks, dance and music.

Tips for your visit

  • Special exhibitions vary; the collection highlights describe holdings rather than a fixed display.
  • The front lawn and steps also host public gatherings and protests.

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  1. About half of the collection was made by artists from Western Canada.

    Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia

  2. The photography collection includes photographs by the N.E. Thing Co. collective.

    Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia
  3. 2015

    In 2015, George Gund III bequeathed the gallery 37 First Nations works, including totem poles, drawings and carved works.

    Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia (part 2)
  4. 18 courtrooms

    The courthouse originally contained 18 courtrooms.

    Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia

  5. British and other European artists dominated the museum’s opening displays.

    Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia

  6. The courthouse’s marble came from Alaska, Tennessee and Vermont.

    Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

The museum began regularly acquiring Indigenous Canadian works in the 1980s. Longtime curator Doris Shadbolt helped shape its exhibitions.

  1. 1905Francis Rattenbury won the design competition for the courthouse.
  2. 1911The provincial courthouse opened; it remained in judicial use until 1979.
  3. 1912Thomas Hooper’s west-side annex was added. It retains original judges’ benches and courtroom walls and is the only part of the complex not converted for museum use.
  4. 5 Oct 1931The museum opened to the public at 1145 West Georgia Street in a building designed by Sharp and Johnston.
  5. 1950Renovation removed the building’s Art Deco facade and shifted its design toward the International Style.
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  1. 1951The gallery reopened after renovation, with space for 157 works bequeathed by Emily Carr.
  2. 1983The gallery moved into the former courthouse, converted by architect Arthur Erickson.
  3. Dec 2024The gallery scrapped its planned new-building design after projected costs rose to $600 million.

How to get there

  • On footThe gallery is at 750 Hornby Street, beside Robson Square. An underground passage beneath Robson Street connects it with the rest of the square.

Sources: Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia · Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia (part 2) · Vancouver/City Centre - Wikivoyage (see) · Vancouver Art Gallery · Vancouver Art Gallery - Wikipedia · Galerie d'art de Vancouver - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026

Where
750 Hornby St, Vancouver

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Questions and answers

Can I use the Vancouver Art Gallery library and archives?

Public access to the library and archives is currently unavailable.

How can I contact Vancouver Art Gallery?

Call +1 604 662 4700.

What period do the Emily Carr works at Vancouver Art Gallery cover?

The collection includes Emily Carr works dating from 1913 to 1942.

When is Vancouver Art Gallery open?

It is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, and Friday from 10:00 to 20:00.

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